Monday, December 18, 2023

What's normal at 3 pm that's creepy at 3 am

 A child's laughter. A playground. A library. My brain. A cornfield. A basement, especially one with dim lights. A rest stop. A 24 hour diner. Gas stations. The halls of a hospital - after all, who knows how many spirits remain within the confines of a hospital? Trails cutting through heavily wooded areas. An empty bar. A lake with nobody around, reflecting the sky above. An airport. The sky, exchanging the brilliance of one star for a dark expanse with many far away pinpricks of light. The dying echoes of whispered conversations and dancing smoke of a burnt out candle. 

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